Legal Opinion
United States of America, Cross-Appellant in No. 87-1777 v. Marcus Spears and Doris E. Spears. Appeal of Doris Spears, in No. 87-1735
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 13, 1988No. 87-1735, 87-1777PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
Pennsylvania statutes require that notice be given to a mortgagor before foreclosure proceedings may begin. The question on this appeal is whether a federal agency must comply with those statutes before foreclosing on a mortgage acquired in the course of a federal loan program. No-third party commercial interests are affected, and so we find no compelling reason to incorporate state law as the rule of decision. Accordingly, we will vacate a district court order directing the agency to comply with the state statutes.
In 1981, defendant Doris Spears (now…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Barrett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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